Interaction

SIOP Features 16-19

Content Objectives:
1. Select from a variety of activities that promote interaction and incorporate into lesson plans
2. Design grouping patterns that support lesson content and language objectives
3. Identify techniques to increase wait time
4. Identify resources to support student clarification in the native language

Language Objectives:
1. Explain in writing the purpose of student-student interaction for language development
2. Describe techniques to reduce the amount of teacher talk in a lesson
3. Practice asking questions that promote student elaboration of response =

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Feature 16: Frequent Opportunities for Interaction and Discussion

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Effective SIOP teachers...

• Structure lessons to promote student discussion
  • Expanding Answers: Tell me more, what else, what do you mean, etc.
  • Provide Further Information: How do you know, why is that important, etc.
  • Restatements: In other words, is that accurate, etc.

• Provide Opportunities to work together
  • Literature circles
  • Jigsaw readings
  • Science experiments
  • Games (charades, role plays, jeopardy, etc)
  • Partnering (encourage discussion about daily content objectives between students)
  • Think-pair-share
  • Debates
  • Technology

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Feature 17: Grouping Configurations Support Language and Content Objectives of the Lesson

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Effective SIOP teachers...

• Groups students in various ways
• Use whole groups to introduce information, concepts, or modeling
• Use smaller groups to encourage collaboration
  • Students may be grouped by: ELL's, pairs, gender, interest, language proficiency, background, ability, etc.

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Feature 18: Sufficient Wait Time for Student Responses Consistently Provided

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Effective SIOP teachers...

• Allow students to express thought fully without interruption
• Allow others to write response while waiting
• Use game show cues (50/50, phone a friend,etc.)
• Find balance between wait time and moving lesson along
• Demonstrate patience

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Feature 19: Ample Opportunity for Students to Clarify Key Concepts in L1

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Effective SIOP teachers...

• Allow students opportunities to have a concept or assignment explained in L1
• Clarify key concepts in students L1 by bilingual instructional aide, peer, or written materials

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Other Resources:
SIOP Interaction Video

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